Dont chase trends
Who version, are both at $5+ in surge foil, and they are excellent examples of a phenomenon where the surge foils (or in the case of Modern Horizons 3, ripple foils) from the Collector versions of the Commander decks are the most expensive version of a card, or notably expensive
Japanese cards do not use the shape-and-star system
Most of these characters got some pretty cool and interesting cards
Like most Pokmon cards, the value of Salamence depends on a few consistent factors: its rarity, the printing and finish (regular or foil), its physical condition, and the set it was printed in (XY Black Star Promos)
5 Kappa Cannoneer An Artifact Menace Enters The Modern Battlefield Kappa Cannoneer was the genesis for a powerful Legacy deck colloquially referred to as "8-Cast," a strategy that looks to put a slew of cheap artifacts into play to reduce the cost of cards with the affinity mechanic or to sit on the battlefield and be tapped for improvise